new A/FX CLASS

freddie tyson · 06-26-2023, 08:56 AM

Tuned in tv and caught the end of Bristol or Norwalk? saw that once again NHRA is adding another class A/FX , another big money class to weed out the backbone of NHRA the Sportsman Racer---Is this another class for certain people with huge wallets or the end of CAMARO PRO STOCK? How many cars do they actually expect to field?Seems to be another class to bump the field of Sportsman down again-If they get their way the field will be cut to 25 for the Sportsman classes only to apeize the the TV time, ,,,Next question is who is going to tech these cars? They dont have anyone on sight any longer to Tech the Stock/Superstock cars,

Troy Henderson · 06-26-2023, 10:40 AM

Both the Challenger and Camaro are dead so what's the long term plan for this class?

MR DERBY CITY · 06-26-2023, 12:05 PM

There were a lot of bad decisions made just hours before the Titanic went down ….

Carguy49 · 06-26-2023, 12:55 PM

It was fun to watch Greg Stanfield make the pass, but what is the point??

Will the next NEW class be Pro/ Suv? or Pro/ Ev??

freddie tyson · 06-26-2023, 01:09 PM

my point exactly. keep adding some high dollar b/s class that will only have a handful, if lucky teams, again NHRA has forgot who made them, The Sportsman racer get basically no money for winning an event now , no sponsorship payout s hardly now, and entry fees are thru the roof, while the FATCATS running the association are getting richer and richer, for doing nothing.

KRatcliff · 06-26-2023, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carguy49

It was fun to watch Greg Stanfield make the pass, but what is the point??

Will the next NEW class be Pro/ Suv? or Pro/ Ev??

Shock Eliminator

J.R. Haddad · 06-26-2023, 02:08 PM

There will always be controversy when a new class is added. Some will
love it, some will hate it. I don't know that there will ever be enough
F/X cars to have their own class. I think they will become a mainstay of
Comp. Eliminator. However, if that high-winding manually shifted car,
didn't get your juices flowing, seek immediate health care. Does it make
sense financially? Of course not. Let me know what class does.
To hear Stephen Bell say yesterday that he is building a Tribute Bob
Glidden A/FX car to match race with Greg Stanfield at different Mid-
West tracks was good news. Maybe at some points races to enhance
spectator attendance. I thought it was all good news, and isn't going
to affect S/SS in the least. If people do nothing, we already know the
results. If people try new things, who knows what might happen.

J.R.

Mike Pearson · 06-27-2023, 10:58 AM

It’s a cool class and all but just another pro class that takes up time from the sportsman classes. When is NHRA going to learn that they already have too many different classes. This will be an extremely expensive class to run and will take a big crew similar to pro stock. The clutch tuning to get down the track will be tricky on the small tires. Another bad idea by NHRA. One already crashed several months ago testing.
What class will they drop to make room for this new class?

Billy Nees · 06-27-2023, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

When is NHRA going to learn that they already have too many different classes. What class will they drop to make room for this new class?

I've believed for a long time that they (the suits) keep coming up with different classes hoping for one to be a "home run".

GUMP · 06-27-2023, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I've believed for a long time that they (the suits) keep coming up with different classes hoping for one to be a "home run".

I'm pretty sure that the "Suits" didn't come up with this new class.

06-26-2023, 08:56 AM	#1
freddie tyson Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 31 Likes: 25 Liked 63 Times in 13 Posts	new A/FX CLASS Tuned in tv and caught the end of Bristol or Norwalk? saw that once again NHRA is adding another class A/FX , another big money class to weed out the backbone of NHRA the Sportsman Racer---Is this another class for certain people with huge wallets or the end of CAMARO PRO STOCK? How many cars do they actually expect to field?Seems to be another class to bump the field of Sportsman down again-If they get their way the field will be cut to 25 for the Sportsman classes only to apeize the the TV time, ,,,Next question is who is going to tech these cars? They dont have anyone on sight any longer to Tech the Stock/Superstock cars,

06-26-2023, 10:40 AM	#2
Troy Henderson Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 407 Likes: 126 Liked 126 Times in 40 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS Both the Challenger and Camaro are dead so what's the long term plan for this class?

06-26-2023, 12:05 PM	#3
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,631 Likes: 1,081 Liked 7,904 Times in 1,513 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS There were a lot of bad decisions made just hours before the Titanic went down ….

06-26-2023, 12:55 PM	#4
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,971 Likes: 2,451 Liked 2,922 Times in 702 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS It was fun to watch Greg Stanfield make the pass, but what is the point?? Will the next NEW class be Pro/ Suv? or Pro/ Ev?? __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.

06-26-2023, 01:09 PM	#5
freddie tyson Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 31 Likes: 25 Liked 63 Times in 13 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS my point exactly. keep adding some high dollar b/s class that will only have a handful, if lucky teams, again NHRA has forgot who made them, The Sportsman racer get basically no money for winning an event now , no sponsorship payout s hardly now, and entry fees are thru the roof, while the FATCATS running the association are getting richer and richer, for doing nothing.

06-26-2023, 02:08 PM	#7
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 784 Likes: 933 Liked 1,463 Times in 307 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS There will always be controversy when a new class is added. Some will love it, some will hate it. I don't know that there will ever be enough F/X cars to have their own class. I think they will become a mainstay of Comp. Eliminator. However, if that high-winding manually shifted car, didn't get your juices flowing, seek immediate health care. Does it make sense financially? Of course not. Let me know what class does. To hear Stephen Bell say yesterday that he is building a Tribute Bob Glidden A/FX car to match race with Greg Stanfield at different Mid- West tracks was good news. Maybe at some points races to enhance spectator attendance. I thought it was all good news, and isn't going to affect S/SS in the least. If people do nothing, we already know the results. If people try new things, who knows what might happen. J.R.

06-27-2023, 10:58 AM	#8
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: new A/FX CLASS It’s a cool class and all but just another pro class that takes up time from the sportsman classes. When is NHRA going to learn that they already have too many different classes. This will be an extremely expensive class to run and will take a big crew similar to pro stock. The clutch tuning to get down the track will be tricky on the small tires. Another bad idea by NHRA. One already crashed several months ago testing. What class will they drop to make room for this new class? __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS